I like JJJ. I used to train with a sanuces ryu squad that also excelled in muay thai. MMA and rolling were fun, but I lacked the knowledge to get the most out of the experience.

Saunces Ryu isn't JJJ. Neither is most the JJ in the US. I know its nitpicking but its pretty much like this:

True JJJ is JJ with a direct link to a JJJ school. What this means that the instructor has received a teaching license before either a) continuing the school b) doing his own version (example Tanabe HA Araki Ryu. the ha denotes the person's line so it means Tanabe's line of Araki Ryu) or c) forming his own branch based on the school.

Western JJ (which is what most people mean when they say JJJ) is generally an eclectic school (usually Judo, boxing, wrestling, aikido, etc) usually founded by a westerner outside of Japan. Danzan Ryu JJ is considered WJJ even though it was founded by a a Japanese. So is Kawaishi Ryu JJ in France which was also founded by a Japanese.

Sanuces Ryu is american (NY) in lineage, and their decorum and improvised weaponry reflected that, but their joint locks, throws, knife play and basic strikes are japanese in nature. Paperwork is kinda beside the point.